Antonio Guterres, 67, is set to succeed Ban Ki-Moon as UN Secretary-General after getting the unanimous backing of the Security Council this morning. New Zealand's Immigration Minister at the time, Jonathan Coleman, described Guterres as a "raconteur" who could have won the Secretary-General position on personality alone. "As High Commissioner for refugees, he'd be coming to NZ to ask us to increase our quota. Guterres is fluent in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish and has a keen interest in medieval history, cinema and opera. ANTONIO GUTERRESAge: 67Born: Lisbon, Portugal,Political party: SocialistBecomes UN Secretary General: January 1, 2017Career timeline:UN High Commissioner for Refugees(2005-2015)Secretary of Socialist International(1999-2005)Prime Minister of Portugal(1995-2002)- Additional reporting UK Telegraph, Associated Press- NZ Herald

Source: New Zealand Herald October 06, 2016 04:07 UTC